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JOB OPENING at The New York Botanical Garden Herbarium
Curatorial Assistant-Brazilian specimen catalogue
The New York Botanical Garden Herbarium has an immediate opening for
someone interested in participating in all aspects of creating an
on-line catalogue of its extensive collection of plant specimens from
the interior upland of Brazil. The catalogue will provide a preliminary
checklist of the region's flora and will facilitate studies of its
diversity and conservation.
Required qualifications and experience include: entering information
from labels of Brazilian plant specimens into computer database; taking
digital images of specimens; curating, selecting, and filing specimens
according to taxonomic and geographic criteria; and other
collections-related tasks as needed. Ideal candidate will have minimum
of a B.S. or B.A. in plant biology; taxonomy coursework; familiarity
with scientific plant names and other biological information and South
American geography; capacity for organized, detail-oriented, accurate,
efficient work; experience with databases and herbarium methods; working
knowledge of Portuguese or Spanish; ability to reach specimens in
cabinets 8 ft. high and at ground level. Salary is commensurate with
experience, excellent benefits including 4 wks vacation. This is a grant
funded position for three years.
Please send resume and cover letter to: HR Representative- CA, The New
York Botanical Garden 200th St. & Kazimiroff Blvd. Bronx, NY
10458-5126. Fax (718) 220-6504. Email: hr2 at nybg.org. EOE/M/F/D/V.